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Subject:		Sticky: Be aware of copyrights, posting patterns, etc.
Name:		Sue N.
Date Posted:		Apr 4, 06 - 8:58 AM
Email:		webmaster@crochetandknitting.com
Message:		I have an important notice at the top of the forum about not asking for nor sharing copyrighted patterns. These patterns are still in print and the designer is earning money for their work. If they are not being paid for their work, then they will no longer have the incentive to design these wonderful patterns that we enjoy. I know that no one is doing this intentionally. Sometimes our location makes it impossible to get the latest patterns and people do like to help others. However, I don't want anyone to get into any trouble by viotating copyright laws and I want the designers to receive payment for their work. It is Ok to sell your pattern books if you no longer want them. You can do that on ebay or here. Any transactions by others here are between the buyer and seller. I cannot intervene for you. So if you unknowlingly ask for a pattern that is still in print, you may receive a friendly reminder from one of us about the status of that pattern. I don't know about all the new patterns that are still in print, so I am grateful for those who do and help to inform everyone on the forum. As for older, out of print books in which the copyrights has expired, it is Ok to share those. You will find many of these already posted online. Check out some of the pattern directories. There are many, many patterns available for free online. We can help each other to find these as it is sometimes frustrating to do a search and not find what we are looking for. Even though I thought I was quite good at finding patterns online, there are times when I come up empty. Then someone will post a link here to the type of pattern that I had tried to find at one time. Then I wonder "how in the world did she find that". New patterns are being posted online all the time. Some members here are very good at picking up on these and let us know where to find them. Another note, when you have found a pattern online, please post only the link to it. Do not copy and paste the pattern as the web site owner would like for you to visit their site to get the free pattern. If you have designed your own pattern and would like to post it here, that is OK. Also, if you need help in understanding the instructions of a pattern, whether new, old or online, it is Ok to ask for help. Someone who has made the pattern, or is good at figuring out instructions may be able to help. Plus, we can also talk about our crafts here even if we aren't looking for help with any patterns. Thank you! I appreciate the wonderful group of people who use this forum. Sue CrochetandKnitting.com

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